Gender Inequality Index in Sweden
Sweden: Gender Inequality Index was 0.007 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Sweden, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gender inequality index in Sweden stood at 0.007. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.2% on the previous year and down 84.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Sweden peaked at 0.098 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.007, in 2023.
Sweden ranks 167th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0772 | 0.059 | 0.098 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0499 | 0.046 | 0.059 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0393 | 0.022 | 0.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0115 | 0.007 | 0.017 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 164 Finland 0.021 compare
- 165 Netherlands 0.013 compare
- 166 Switzerland 0.01 compare
- 168 Norway 0.004 compare
- 169 Denmark 0.003 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Sweden
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,456 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 41.4% (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 28.0% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0725 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0725 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0823 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1694 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Sweden?
- Gender inequality index in Sweden was 0.007 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender inequality index recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.098 in 1990.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.007 in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for gender inequality index?
- Sweden ranks 167th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender Inequality Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This index captures gender-based disadvantage in reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market; ranges from 0 (full equality) to 1 (maximum inequality), representing the share of potential human development lost because of gender gaps.